Isixeko saseYerusalem sakhankanywe kuqala kwiXVIII-XIX leminyaka BC. Ngelo xesha, kwakhankanywa phantsi kwegama lakwaRusalimum kwimibhalo ebhaliweyo yaseYiputa, injongo yalo yayikukuthumela isiqalekiso esibi kubo bafuna ukulimaza iYiputa. Wayenxibe amagama ahlukeneyo: uShalem, oku kuthetha ukuba "uphelele, uzele", phantsi kweli gama ukhankanywe kwiNcwadi yeGenesis, amaYiputa kamva athi kuye yi-Urusalimma, kwaye olu luhlu lunokuqhubeka ixesha elide. Ekuguquleleni ukusuka kwisiHebhere, iYerusalem (iYerushalayim) ithetha "isixeko soxolo", kodwa ngokwenene akukho sixeko eseplanethi saye saqukulwa kwintlango yenkqubela kunye nokutshatyalaliswa kwamanye amaxesha ngaphezu kwakhe. Abalawuli beYerusalem batshintsha amaxesha angama-80! Izihlandlo ezili-16 zatshatyalaliswa ngokupheleleyo kwaye izihlandlo ezili-17 zibuyiselwe.
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Izinto eziphambili zeYerusalem
Izikhumbuzo ezininzi zokwakha, ezininzi zazo ezineminyaka eyiwaka elininzi ubudala, ukukhangela abakhenkethi kunye nabaphandi behlabathi lonke. Yintoni efanelekileyo ukutyelela iMosque yaseDome. Idonga layo, elingama-mitha ezili-20 ububanzi, libonakala ngokucacileyo ukusuka naphi na kwisixeko. Ibali elimangalisayo linomxholo weDome waseMedke yaseJerusalem, usekuhlaliseni kweNtaba yeTempile (Moria). Ngokwempawu, kwavela apha ukuba uMprofeti uMuhammad waya kudibana no Allah ezulwini. Intaba yethempeli eYerusalem inexabiso elikhulu kwi-Judaism nakwiSilamsi, kuba le ndawo engcwele inxulumene neenkonzo.
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Inomdla omkhulu ibali leGonga lokulila eYerusalem, ngoko livelaphi igama elifanekisayo? Ekufuphi kwayo, amaYuda ayabubula ngokutshatyalaliswa kweTempile yokuqala neyesibili kaSolomon eYerusalem, kunye nodonga lokulila ludla kuphela lwezakhiwo ezintle. Ngentando yobubi, babhujiswa ngomhla omnye, kuphela kwiminyaka eyahlukileyo. Izibhalo zamaYuda zithi le ntshabalalo yayingekho ngaphandle kokungenelela kukaSomandla. Ngethuba lokuqala amaYuda ahlawulwa ngenxa yokunqula izithixo, inzala, kunye neyesibini - ngenxa yeengqungquthela ezingenangqondo. Kwakhona kunomdla ukwazi ukuba amaYuda ehlabathi lonke aphendulela imithandazo ku-Israyeli, kwaye amaYuda ahlala kwintsimi yawo ahamba waya eWongeni lokuGabha.
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Inomdla kakhulu ngenye yeempile zendawo zamandulo - iBandla lokuzalwa kukaYesu eYerusalem, eyona yenye yeetempile zamandulo kwihlabathi. Itholakala ngqo ngasemqolombeni, apho uMsindisi wavela khona. Le cawa ibalulekile kumaKristu, ngokukodwa, njengeDome yedwala eYerusalem kumaYuda.
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Imbono enomdla kakhulu yembali yinqaba kaDavide eYerusalem, nangona uKumkani uDavid engenanto akwenzayo. Isizathu sokuba kutheni le ndawo kuthiwa ngu-kumkani wamandulo, kwakungekho ukungaqondi. Enyanisweni, yakhiwa ngexesha lolawulo lukaHerode Omkhulu, kwaye yayisekelwe kwinqanaba elincinci phambi kwamaHasmoneans.
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Ukuze ubone i-Olive (iNtaba yeMinquma) eYerusalem, kuya kufuneka ushiye iSixeko Esidala. Igama layo libangelwa imininzi yemithi yeminquma ekhulayo kwiintlambo zayo. Ukusuka kwiphakamiso yayo ivula ipapasho emangalisayo yeSango leGold.
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I-basilica yaseGetsemane Umthandazo, owaziwa ngokuba yiNdlu yeZizwe zonke eYerusalem, yakhiwa ngeemali ezivela kumazwe angama-15 kunye neKatolika yama-1926. Abafundisi bamaKatolika abavela kulo lonke ihlabathi baqokelela imali yokulungiselela ukulungiswa kwangaphakathi nangaphandle kwecawa enkulu.
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Kule nkcazelo, kuyacaca ukuba kutheni iminyaka emininzi imfazwe enegazi ilwa nelungelo lokufumana le ndawo engcwele. Kodwa kulabo abalandela iindaba zehlabathi, kuyacaca ukuba ingxabano malunga neLizwe elingcwele ayivunyelwe nanamhla. AmaKristu kufanele akhumbule ukuba yayibulela kwiBhunga lamaPhostoli elaligcinwe eYerusalem ngomnyaka we-51 woKuzalwa kukaKristu ukuba ukholo lobuKristu lwafumana ukuqonda.
Ukutyelela amaSirayeli uya kufuna ipasipoti kunye ne- visa .